| My suggestion is to introduce her to shooting first, if possible. I had been downright anti-gun for many years, but started to become alarmed at all the gun crimes being committed, and made the decision to learn and carry. Once I became familiar with firearms, they lost the "mystique of danger" that they formerly held for me. So my thought is that, if she will shoot a little bit "just for fun" that might lower the hurdle a little bit for carrying for self protection.
That's just generalizing from my own experience, but I suspect others may feel the same. Ignorance about firearms led to a subtle fear of them for me. Now the 4 Rules and practicing them tamed my fear of the firearm. I'm confident that the gun won't go off unless (1) I want it to or (2) I'm negligent. |